The Spring Classical Odyssies Program 2008
Greece: Athens, Marathon, Sounion, Thermopylae,
Delphi,
Olympia,
Nauplion, Mycenae, Epidauros
Prepared for Blaise Nagy, Ph.D. and Ellen Perry, Ph.D. and their students
at Holy Cross College by Henry V. Bender, Ph.D.
click for checklist of suggested items to pack
Day |
Date |
City |
Doings |
1 |
February 29 (Friday)
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Departure from Boston to Athens |
2 |
March 1
(Saturday) |
ATHENS |
Arrive in Athens; transfer to Hotel; check-in; rest; dinner at 7:30PM; After dinner, short orientation walk.
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3 |
March 2 (Sunday) |
ATHENS
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8:30AM depart from Hotel by chartered bus for the ascent of the Acropolis; tour Acropolis; exit through the Agora visiting the Stoa of Attalos; lunch on your own in the Plaka; after late lunch, walk through Plaka back to Hotel; dinner in the Hotel; after dinner excursion to the top of Mount Lykabettos ; overnight in Hotel
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4 |
March 3 (Monday) |
MARATHON
SOUNION
ATHENS |
9:00AM Athens National Museum; lunch in Hotel; late afternoon departure by chartered bus for Marathon, site of the famous battle between Greeksand Persians in 490 BC, and then on to Cape Sounion to see the sunset; dinner (at own expense) in area restaurant; return to Hotel for overnight; pack for trip to Delphi
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5 |
March 4 (Tuesday) |
THERMOPYLAE
DELPHI |
8:30AM departure by chartered bus for Thermopylae , site of the famous battle between the Persians, under the leadership of Xerxes, and the Spartans, under king Leonidas, in 480 BC; after visiting the site, lunch on your own; continue to Delphi , arriving in late afternoon; visit the Museum at Delphi ; dinner in Hotel; after dinner free time in the town; pack for departure for Olympia
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6 |
March 5 (Wednesday) |
DELPHI
OLYMPIA |
8:30AM departure from Hotel to the site of the sanctuary of Delphi; explore the ruins; then depart for Olympia, crossing the longest suspension bridge in the world to the Peloponnese; lunch on route; late afternoon arrival in Olympia; tour the Museum; dinner and overnight in Hotel; after dinner walking tour of surrounding area |
7 |
March 6 (Thursday) |
OLYMPIA
NAUPLION |
8:30AM departure from Hotel to the site of Olympia; after lunch, continue on to the little town of Nauplion for dinner and overnight; after dinner tour of Nauplion
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8 |
March 7 (Friday) |
MYCENAE
EPIDAUROS
ATHENS |
8:30AM depart Nauplion to visit the town once ruled by Agamemnon, Mycenae; tour of the site; lunch on route; stop at ancient Epidauros; tour the great theater and museum; depart for Athens, arriving for dinner and overnight; after dinner pack for the trip back home
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9 |
March 8 (Saturday) |
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Early transfer to the airport for the flight back home |
COST: $2500.00 (approximate)
Check for $1500.00 due as soon as possible but NO LATER THAN mid-October
Balance of 1000.00 due by early January
All checks payable: Classical Odyssies
Address: Dr. Henry V. Bender, Director SCP The Hill School 717 East High Street Pottstown, PA 19464
Phones: 610-327-8960 FAX:610-327-8961 email: hbender@thehill.org
Please note the director reserves the right to adjust the itinerary.
HOTELS: TO BE DETERMINED
PRICE INCLUDES:
HOTEL COSTS: All participants are accommodated in double bedded rooms in outstanding hotels noted for their location, service and hospitality; each room has a private bath; continental breakfast and one full meal are included in these prices; participants pay separately for the beverages which they consume at the main meals;
EXCURSION COSTS: airport transfer costs (in Italy), all transport costs outside Rome, all train fees, boat fees for Capri, buses, taxis and baggage fees on Capri, bus tickets in Rome, all transport and museum entrance fees
AIRFARE (round trip)
PAYMENT SCHEDULE: TO BE ANNOUNCED
CONTACT: Dr. Henry V. Bender, Director CO 717 East High Street
Pottstown, PA 19464 610-327-8960(home) FAX: 610-327-8961
e-mail: hbender@thehill.org
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